Air India is well underway with the first leg of the Repatriation flights mission, where over 60 flights will be operated between Air India and Air India Express to bring back about 15,000 people to India from the U.S.A., U.K., Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Bahrain, Singapore, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Oman and a few other countries which I don’t recall at the moment.

Updated as per updated Schedule of May 12, 2020. Still not a confirmed schedule.

Now, Phase 2 of these flights is being finalised, and this time around as well, Air India and Air India Express will be running the show for now. As per internal Air India documents sighted by LiveFromALounge, at least 100+ flights are going to be operated by Air India between May 19 and June 2, 2020, for now. This is tentative and will be confirmed within a day or two by the Government of India/Air India after discussion with the relevant states who will need to put in place quarantine for the returnees on these flights. Flights to 29 countries are planned by Air India and Air India Express, using the Boeing 787, 777 and the Airbus A320 fleet of AI and Boeing 737 fleet of IX extensively.

Here are some insights tweeted out by the Minister confirming our information.

1 flight to Delhi/Varanasi from London Heathrow using Boeing 77W aircraft

1 flight to Delhi/Jaipur from London Heathrow using Boeing 77W aircraft

1 flight to Delhi/Amritsar from Manchester using Boeing 77W aircraft

1 flight to Mumbai/Kochi from London Heathrow using Boeing 77W aircraft

1 flight to Mumbai/Ahmedabad from London Heathrow using Boeing 77W aircraft

United Arab Emirates

1 flight to Vishakhapatnam from Abu Dhabi using an Airbus A320

1 flight to Bhubaneshwar from Dubai using an Airbus A320

Saudi Arabia

1 flight to Bengaluru/Hyderabad from Dammam using an Airbus A320

1 flight to Vijaywada/Hyderabad from Jeddah using an Airbus A320

1 flight to Hyderabad/Vijaywada from Riyadh using an Airbus A320

1 flight to Kozhikode from Riyadh using an Airbus A320

1 flight to Kochi from Dammam using an Airbus A320

Thailand (Bangkok Airport)

1 flight to Delhi using an Airbus A320

Oman (Muscat)

1 flight to Delhi/Gaya using an Airbus A320

Qatar (Doha)

1 flight to Delhi/Gaya using an Airbus A320

1 flight to Vishakhapatnam using an Airbus A320

Singapore

1 flight to Delhi/Ahmedabad using an Airbus A320

1 flight to Delhi/Amritsar using an Airbus A320

1 flight to Hyderabad using an Airbus A320

Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur Airport)

1 flight to Amritsar using an Airbus A320

1 flight to Delhi using an Airbus A320

1 flight to Bengaluru/Ahmedabad using an Airbus A320

1 flight to Bhubaneshwar using an Airbus A320

Kuwait

1 flight to Hyderabad/Tirupati using an Airbus A320

Bangladesh (Dhaka)

1 flight to Srinagar using an Airbus A320

Nepal (Kathmandu)

1 flight to Delhi using an Airbus A320

Afghanistan

1 flight to Delhi from Kabul using an Airbus A320

Tajikistan (Dushanbe)

1 flight to Delhi/Kannur using an Airbus A320

1 flight to Delhi/Jaipur using an Airbus A320

Russia

Domodedovo Airport, Moscow

1 flight to Delhi from Moscow using an Airbus A320

1 flight to Delhi/Ahmedabad from Moscow using an Airbus A320

1 flight to Delhi/Lucknow from Moscow using an Airbus A320

1 flight to Delhi/Jaipur from Moscow using an Airbus A320

1 flight to Delhi/Kannur from Moscow using an Airbus A320

Ukraine

Kyiv Airport

1 flight to Delhi/Kochi from Kyiv using an Airbus A320

1 flight to Delhi/Jaipur from Kyiv using an Airbus A320

1 flight to Delhi/Lucknow from Kyiv using an Airbus A320

1 flight to Delhi/Ahmedabad from Kyiv using an Airbus A320

1 flight to Delhi/Chandigarh from Kyiv using an Airbus A320

1 flight to Delhi from Kyiv using an Airbus A320

Kazakhstan

3 flights to Delhi/Jaipur from Karagandy using an Airbus A320

1 flight to Delhi/Jaipur from Almaty using an Airbus A320

2 flights to Delhi/Jaipur from Nur-Sultan using an Airbus A320

1 flight to Delhi/Lucknow from Nur-Sultan using an Airbus A320

2 flights to Delhi/Gaya from Nur-Sultan using an Airbus A320

Kyrgystan

1 flight to Delhi/Jaipur from Bishkek using an Airbus A320

1 flight to Delhi from Bishkek using an Airbus A320

1 flight to Delhi/Gaya from Bishkek using an Airbus A320

1 flight to Delhi from Bishkek using an Airbus A320

Belarus

1 flight to Delhi/Ahmedabad from Minsk using an Airbus A320

Georgia

1 flight to Delhi/Ahmedabad from Tbilisi using an Airbus A320

Armenia

1 flight to Delhi/Jaipur from Yerevan using an Airbus A320

Air India Express

United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi

1 flight to Trivandrum using a Boeing 737

1 flight to Kochi using a Boeing 737

1 flight to Kannur using a Boeing 737

Dubai

1 flight to Mangalore using a Boeing 737

1 flight to Kochi using a Boeing 737

1 flight to Trivandrum using a Boeing 737

1 flight to Kozhikode using a Boeing 737

1 flight to Delhi using a Boeing 737

1 flight to Hyderabad using a Boeing 737

Saudi Arabia (Riyadh)

1 flight to Kannur using a Boeing 737

Bahrain (Manama)

1 flight to Hyderabad using a Boeing 737

1 flight to Trivandrum using a Boeing 737

Kuwait

1 flight to Tirupati using a Boeing 737

1 flight to Kannur using a Boeing 737

1 flight to Trivandrum using a Boeing 737

Oman

Muscat

1 flight to Trivandrum using a Boeing 737

1 flight to Bengaluru using a Boeing 737

1 flight to Hyderabad using a Boeing 737

1 flight to Kannur using a Boeing 737

1 flight to Delhi using a Boeing 737

1 flight to Kochi using a Boeing 737

Salalah

1 flight to Kozhikode using a Boeing 737

Qatar

Doha

1 flight to Kozhikode using a Boeing 737

1 flight to Kochi using a Boeing 737

1 flight to Hyderabad using a Boeing 737

1 flight to Bengaluru using a Boeing 737

Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur

1 flight to Trichy using a Boeing 737

1 flight to Kochi using a Boeing 737

Bottomline

This is great news for Indians who are stuck abroad at the moment and want to repatriate back to the country. The second Vande Bharat schedule looks even more promising, with flights into Central Asia, South East Asia, Europe and the USA apart from some of the usual suspects. Take note that this is not the full schedule, and there will be more flights that will be organised under Air India Express as well.

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Comments

I am British citizens stuck in India due to the lockdown and now my visa has run out on 10th April 2020 can I book a seat on air India from amri tsar or Delhi to go back to uk I also have my seats booked with Qatar airways for the 2and June will the qatar airways will be allowed to fly from delhi on that date

Hi, Me and my 3 year old daughter stuck here in Bangalore.When will the flights starts for Copenhagen, Denmark. We are facing lot of personal problems We have D type Visa, dependant Visa. Kindly let us know the schedule for Copenhagen flight.

My son is a citizen of Australia. His wife and daughter are struk in India due to lockdown from 12th March.She has two return tickets on Air India, 6th of May.Please tell us the procedure for accommodation in Vande flights for Melbourne.

Can you confirm the fares are not hiked up and does not include airport taxes? There is news circulation about this scheme however what is been hidden is the air fare where people have had to pay almost double or even more to get a seat. believe this is the evacuation plan for the interest of people returning from abroad.

Why no flights are planned from qatar to Mumbai….even repatriation form from embassy is not open on the embassy site to fill….my husband is waiting eagerly to come back to Mumbai from doha…..plz help…if any idea

Hi, Any idea about any flights from Houston(Texas) to Ahmedabad? If we take connecting flights from any other state also how about our stay during the layover period ? And also how it will be once we reach ahmedabad? (home quarantine I mean )
Thanks in advance!

I am in dubai jobless from march 2020 and visa also expired. I want to go to goa which is first green zone state and no flight to goa is available facing lot of problem. I am also 57 years old preferance should be given to me

Please arrange flight from Ecuador/Colombia To india because we are so many indians are stuck here and here is so critical condition due to covid-19. Here we all are helpless and in danger situation. So please we urge you to Also arrange Flight from
ECUADOR/COLOMBIA TO INDIA

Hi..please arrange flight for Colombia and other countries of south America..Here lot of people are stranded without job and food..Passing through severe cash crunch…
Evacuation flight has to be arranged on priority for Colombia..
Thanks
Dharmesh

Thank you so much for this information! From what I understand, the outbound flights will only be from Mumbai and Delhi, to USA, even in phase 2. Is that correct?

I stay in Hyderabad. So, trying to understand if the phase 1 flights that are flying into Hyderabad will start their outbound journey from Hyderabad, during phase 2, or would they go back to Mumbai or Delhi?

Please start the international flights from Srilanka to India for stranded Indian nationals in Srilanka. Stuck in Srilanka – Colombo for more than 2 months . Money finished and food difficult to get . Going through lot of mental stress and financial crunch. Kindly help .

Why no flights for Chennai in the phase 2 schedule from UAE?
Here so many Tamil Nadu people struck for more than 2 months.
PL arrange for Chennai from abudhabi or dubai or even from Sharjah.
PL consider favourably.

@Dr Ashok, first, the decision to put you on the flight rests with the Embassy and not with you. Second, if you arrive on the Delhi flight, you will perhaps have to quarantine in a hotel for 15 days or so before you can move around in the country.

@Rasi, For Boeing 787s, 777s expect outbounds only from BOM/DEL where the aircraft is parked. Also, not all outbounds are going to be up for sale, only where the other country accepts returnees at this point.